Ashes Series Records: Batting, Bowling, Fielding, Wicket-keeping

Posted By: Kaushik Das | January 11, 2019

We know that England and Australia are the two teams involved with this glorious Test Cricket Series. Ashes Tournament is regarded as being held by the team that most recently won the Test series. It is one of international cricket’s most celebrated rivalries and dates back to 1882. A team must win a series to gain the right to hold the Ashes Trophy. A drawn series results in the previous holders retaining the Trophy. This article contains The Top 5 Ashes Series Records till date and we have tried to cover almost every category. Thus enjoy your reading and increment your cricketing knowledge.

The Top 5 Ashes Series Records

Team Records

Ashes Series Trophy

Both England and Australian National Teams were equally successful till date, as they each played a total of 69 series, winning-32, losing-32, and Draw-5. The current holders of this trophy are England. In this, the categories for the Top 5 Ashes Series Records according to teams are as follows:

Highest Totals

Team

Score

Match Date

England

903/7d

20/8/1938

Australia

729/6d

27/6/1930

Australia

701

18/8/1934

Australia

695

16/8/1930

Australia

674/6d

8/7/2009

Lowest Totals

Team

Score

Match Date

Australia

36

29/5/1902

Australia

42

10/2/1888

Australia

44

10/8/1896

England

45

28/1/1887

England

52

14/8/1948

Batting Records

The Top 5 Ashes Series Batsman

They both have legendary top order batsmen and this part of the Top 5 Ashes Series Records is all about the different batsmen and their records.

Most Runs

Player

Runs

Span

Average

DG Bradman(Aus)

5028

1928-1948

89.78

JB Hobbs(Eng)

3636

1908-1930

54.26

AR Border(Aus)

3222

1978-1993

55.55

SR Waugh(Aus)

3173

1986-2003

58.75

DI Gower(Eng)

3037

1978-1991

46.01

Highest Scores

Player

Runs

Balls

Match Date

L Hutton(Eng)

364

837

20/8/1938

DG Bradman(Aus)

334

448

11/7/1930

RB Simpson(Aus)

311

743

23/7/1964

RM Cowper(Aus)

307

589

11/2/1966

DG Bradman(Aus)

304

430

20/7/1934

Most Hundreds, Fifties and Over

Player

Hundreds

Fifties

Fifty (+)

Span

DG Bradman(A)

19

12

31

1928-1948

JB Hobbs(E)

12

15

27

1908-1930

AR Border(A)

7

19

26

1978-1993

H Sutcliffe(E)

8

16

24

1924-1934

SR Waugh(A)

10

14

24

1986-2003

Bowling Records

The Top 5 Ashes Series Bowler

England, as well as Australia both, have bowlers with great capabilities and finesse. The Top 5 Ashes Series Records in this category are discussed below.

Most Wickets

Player

Matches

Wickets

Span

S Warne(AUS)

36

195

1993-2007

G McGrath(AUS)

30

157

1994-2007

H Trumble(AUS)

31

141

1890-1904

D Lillie(AUS)

24

128

1971-1982

I Botham(ENG)

32

128

1977-1989

Best Bowling figures in a Match

Player

Overs

Wickets

Match Date

J Laker(ENG)

68

19

26/7/1956

R Massie(AUS)

60.1

16

22/6/1972

H Verity(ENG)

58.3

15

22/6/1934

W Rhodes(ENG)

30.2

15

1/1/1904

A Bedser(ENG)

55.5

14

11/6/1953

Most Ten-wickets in a Match

Player

5-Wickets

10-Wickets

Span

T Richardson(ENG)

11

4

1893-1898

S Warne(AUS)

11

4

1993-2007

G Lohmann(ENG)

5

3

1886-1896

J Briggs(ENG)

7

3

1884-1899

WJ O’Reilly(AUS)

8

3

1932-1938

Wicket-keeping Records

The Top 5 Ashes Series Wicket Keeper

Both the teams have class Wicket-keepers from a long time. The Top 5 Ashes Series Records in this category are given in the tables below.

Most Dismissals

Player

Matches

Dismissals

Span

I Healy(AUS)

33

135

1989-1999

R Marsh(AUS)

37

131

1970-1983

AP Knott(ENG)

33

101

1968-1981

A Gilchrist(AUS)

20

96

2001-2007

W Oldfield(AUS)

38

90

1920-1937

Most Dismissals in a Match

Player

Dismissals

Match Date

G Langley(AUS)

9

21/6/1956

R Marsh(AUS)

9

26/11/1982

I Healy(AUS)

9

25/11/1994

A Gilchrist(AUS)

9

2/1/2007

J Kelly(AUS)

8

14/2/1902

Fielding Records

The Top 5 Ashes Series Fielders

These two teams have brilliant fielders on their side and there is no doubt in that. The Top 5 Ashes Series Records in this category are:

Most Catches

Player

Matches

Catches

Span

I Botham(ENG)

32

54

1977-1989

A Border(AUS)

42

51

1978-1993

G Chappell(AUS)

30

48

1970-1983

M Taylor(AUS)

33

46

1989-1999

H Trumble(AUS)

31

45

1890-1904

Most Catches in a Match

Player

Catches

Match Date

G Chappell(AUS)

7

13/12/1974

A Shrewsbury(ENG)

6

10/2/1888

F Woolley(ENG)

6

23/2/1912

J Gregory(AUS)

6

25/2/1921

R Harvey(AUS)

6

15/2/1963

Partnership Records

Steven Smith and Chris Rogers Unbeaten Partnership

Batting in partnership is an important skill and partnerships in the Ashes Series are a key to score big targets and even winning. The Top 5 Ashes Series Records for best partnerships by wickets and by runs are as follows.

Highest Partnership by Wickets

Wkt

Partners

Runs

Match Date

1st

G Marsh and M Taylor(AUS)

329

10/8/1989

2nd

W Ponsford and D Bradman(AUS)

451

18/8/1934

3rd

D Bradman and A Hassett(AUS)

276

29/11/1946

4th

W Ponsford and D Bradman(AUS)

388

20/7/1934

5th

S Barnes and D Bradman(AUS)

405

13/12/1946

Highest Partnership by Runs

Wkt

Partners

Runs

Match Date

2nd

W Ponsford and D Bradman(AUS)

451

18/8/1934

5th

S Barnes and D Bradman(AUS)

405

13/12/1946

4th

W Ponsford and D Bradman(AUS)

388

20/7/1934

2nd

L Hutton and M Leyland(ENG)

382

20/8/1938

2nd

G Gooch and D Gower(ENG)

351

29/8/1985

Most Matches Played

Player

Matches

Runs

Span

S Gregory

52

2193

1890/1912

S Waugh

45

3173

1970-1983

M Cowdrey

43

2433

1954-1975

W Armstrong

42

2172

1902-1921

A Border

42

3222

1978-1993

Thus, reading this article on the Top 5 Ashes Series Records in the field of batting, bowling, fielding, and wicket-keeping, we get a comprehensive idea of the various records set in this tournament. Ashes is a very popular cricket test series and are followed by millions of cricket fans all over the world. You guys can comment below if you want us to give some valuable suggestions.